How do I record income from a casting platform that takes a commission?

Record the gross fee on the invoice, then record the platform commission as its own expense in your commission category. That keeps both the full amount and the fee you paid visible for review.

Where should I keep my home-studio equipment receipts?

Attach each receipt to an expense record in your equipment category and file them in a fiscal-year folder, so mics, interfaces, and acoustic panels are easy to gather later.

Can I keep release forms with the invoice they belong to?

Yes. You can attach the signed talent agreement and union or non-union release form to the invoice record so the usage terms and the payment stay in one place.

Cash Workspace

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Voice-over · Home studio

A finance workspace built for voice actors

Voice work mixes a lot of small income streams with a long list of studio costs: a casting job here, an audiobook royalty share there, a coaching session, a new mic. When agent commissions, platform fees, and equipment receipts live in email and screenshots, year-end is a scramble. Cash Workspace gives you one place to record every casting and audiobook invoice, attach the signed agreement, and file your gear receipts by fiscal year.

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The problem

Why voice-over finances slip through the cracks

Income arrives from casting sites, audiobook platforms, and direct clients, each with its own fee structure, while costs pile up in a home studio that never stops needing something.

A casting-platform job pays out net of commission and you lose track of the gross amount and the fee.
Audiobook and direct-client invoices live in three different inboxes with no single status view.
Microphone, interface, and acoustic-panel receipts are scattered across emails and card statements.
Agent commission is deducted before you ever see the money, so it never gets recorded as a cost.
Signed talent agreements and release forms are saved on your desktop, separate from the invoice they belong to.

The workflow

Record every session, fee, and gear purchase the same way

Set up a few categories that match how voice work actually bills, then record each job and cost as it happens.

1
Set up your categories
Create expense categories for mics and interfaces, acoustic treatment, DAW and plugin licenses, coaching and demo production, platform commissions, and agent commission.
2
Record each casting or audiobook invoice
Log the project, client or platform, usage terms, gross amount, and paid status so you can see what's outstanding across every source.
3
Attach the agreement
Attach the signed talent agreement and the union or non-union release form to the invoice record so the terms and the money stay together.
4
Log studio costs as you go
When you buy a Shure SM7B, renew an iZotope license, or pay a coach, record the expense with vendor, date, and category and attach the receipt.
5
File gear receipts by year
Keep equipment and home-studio receipts in a fiscal-year folder so the big-ticket purchases are easy to find at tax time.
6
Review before handoff
Once a quarter, scan unpaid invoices and uncategorized expenses, then export a clean set of records for your accountant.

Record structure

What to record for each voice-over job

A consistent set of fields keeps every casting job, audiobook, and direct contract reconcilable.

Project / casting: The title or character and the casting or audiobook it belongs to, e.g. 'ACX — Mystery Title, Ch. 1–12'.
Client or platform: Who is paying — a studio, a publisher, or a casting platform — kept as a consistent client record.
Usage terms: Buyout, broadcast region, or audiobook royalty share, noted so you know what was licensed.
Gross amount: The full fee before any platform or agent commission.
Commission / fee: Platform or agent commission recorded as its own cost so the net you keep is clear.
Status: Draft, sent, partially paid, paid, or overdue, updated as payment lands.
Signed agreement: The talent agreement and release form attached to the record.
Invoice date: When you issued or were paid, so it lands in the right month and fiscal year.

Example setup

An example workspace setup

One way a working narrator might organize records inside the workspace.

Casting & audiobook invoices

Every job with its platform, usage terms, gross amount, commission, and paid status.

Home-studio equipment

Receipts for mics, interfaces, acoustic panels, and monitors, filed by fiscal year.

Software & licenses

DAW, plugin, and noise-reduction license receipts with renewal dates noted.

Agreements & releases

Signed talent agreements and union/non-union release forms, attached to their invoices.

Common mistakes

Mistakes to avoid

Recording only the net payout and losing the gross amount and the commission you paid.
Letting casting-platform, audiobook, and direct-client income live in separate inboxes with no combined view.
Saving release forms separately from the invoice they cover, so terms and money drift apart.
Treating agent commission as invisible instead of recording it as a real cost.
Leaving home-studio receipts in email until April, then guessing what the new interface cost.

How it helps

How Cash Workspace helps

One income view across platforms

Record casting, audiobook, and direct-client invoices in one list with statuses so nothing hides in a second inbox.

Agreements attached to the money

Attach signed talent agreements and release forms directly to each invoice so usage terms and payment stay linked.

Gear receipts by year

File microphone, interface, and acoustic-treatment receipts in fiscal-year folders that are ready to export.

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FAQ

Voice-over finance FAQ

How do I record income from a casting platform that takes a commission?: Record the gross fee on the invoice, then record the platform commission as its own expense in your commission category. That keeps both the full amount and the fee you paid visible for review.
Where should I keep my home-studio equipment receipts?: Attach each receipt to an expense record in your equipment category and file them in a fiscal-year folder, so mics, interfaces, and acoustic panels are easy to gather later.
Can I keep release forms with the invoice they belong to?: Yes. You can attach the signed talent agreement and union or non-union release form to the invoice record so the usage terms and the payment stay in one place.

Organizing help — not tax, accounting, or legal guidance

Cash Workspace is a free workspace for organizing invoices, expenses, receipts, clients, and documents. This page is organizing guidance only — not tax, accounting, legal, or bookkeeping guidance. Cash Workspace does not connect to your bank, does not scan or read your receipts for you, and does not move or collect payments. Whether an expense is deductible depends on your situation, so confirm it with a qualified accountant or tax professional.

Put every session and studio receipt in one place

Start a free workspace and record each casting and audiobook invoice with its agreement, fees, and gear receipts so year-end is a quick export, not a scramble.